Foldnes Church
Foldnes kyrkje
60°22′03″N 5°07′36″E / 60.367378938329°N 5.1267796754837°E / 60.367378938329; 5.1267796754837
Location	Øygarden, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	2001
Consecrated	22 April 2001
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Kolbjørn Jensen
Architectural type	Rectangular
Completed	2001 (23 years ago) (2001)
Specifications
Capacity	700
Materials	Wood and Leca
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Vesthordland prosti
Parish	Fjell
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed by municipality
ID	269249

Foldnes Church (Norwegian: Foldnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Foldnes on the island of Litlesotra. It is one of the three churches for the Fjell parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern-looking wood and leca church was built in a rectangular design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architect Kolbjørn Jensen. The church seats about 700 people.^[1][2]

History

The new church at Foldnes was established in 2001. Planning for the church began in the 1990s. The architect, Kolbjørn Jensen, from the firm Signatur arkitekter was hired to design the building. The church was consecrated on 22 April 2001. The church has been awarded a couple of architectural prizes: Fjell municipality's building prize in 2002 and the Bergen area masonry prize in 2003. A cemetery for the church was built about 200 metres (660 ft) east of the church in 2012-2013.^[3][4]